Parents helping with Down Syndrome program

Published 1:00 am, Wednesday, April 5, 2006

Danbury area parents of children with Down syndrome have a chance this weekend to raise money to help the cause and spread awareness.

A Spring social, complete with a life-size Easter bunny and an egg hunt, is being planned at the Fish and Game Club on Hayestown Road on Sunday by local families who first formed a support group for others two years ago. The event runs from 1 p m to 3 p.m.

"We've had wonderful support so far and we're hoping for another great turnout this weekend," said Marianne Flanagan, a Danbury mother whose own daughter, Katie, age 5, has Down Syndrome.

Money raised by the event is used to buy gifts and books for the children and learning materials for parents to help them understand and deal with the illness.